8.2 Freshwater

Traction refers to the way in which pebbles and larger sediment particles are bounced along the riverbed by the moving water.

• True

• False

During a flood, tiny particles such as silt are usually transported: (a)  

• in solution

• in suspension

• by saltation

• by traction

While planning a geography project on the Amazon River, a student wonders, what is the edge of the river basin called?

• waterside

• waterway

• watershed

• water

When observing the water cycle, the process where any type of liquid or solid water falls to Earth's surface is called (a)   .

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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When observing the formation of the Amazon River, what is it called when smaller streams flow into it, contributing to its size?

• Tributaries

• Topography

• Watershed

• Groundwater

Where does the Amazon River begin?

• mouth

• headwaters

• tributary

• watershed

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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What are three things that rivers do naturally as they flow through a forest?

• a.erode, transport, and deposit

• b. dissolve, precipitate, sublime

• c. evaporate, percolate, infiltrate

• d.none of these

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An area of new land at the mouth of a river, often shaped like a triangle, where the river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea. (a)   is a classic example of this geographical feature.

• Sand Dune

• Delta

• Fault

• Glacier

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An oxbow lake is an old (a)   left behind after a river changes its course.

• meander bend

• floodplain

• terrace

• channel bed

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